2024 Best Music Performance Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

If you pursue a master's degree in music performance, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #83 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for music performance students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 52 master's degrees in music performance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to music performance students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of music performance students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized music performance related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for music performance students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Music Performance Schools

The music performance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Music Performance Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music Performance in North Carolina

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for music performance students seeking a a master's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Music Performance

1

University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston Salem, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a good decision for students interested in a master's degree in music performance. UNCSA is a small public university located in the midsize city of Winston Salem.More information about a master’s in music performance from University of North Carolina School of the Arts

2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a master's degree in music performance. UNC Greensboro is a large public university located in the city of Greensboro.More information about a master’s in music performance from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Best Music Performance Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Music Performance Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	99
Georgia	370	57
Virginia	331	32
Tennessee	313	7
Kentucky	268	16
South Carolina	260	13
Alabama	258	5
Louisiana	250	72
Arkansas	187	27

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Rankings in Majors Related to Music Performance

Music Performance is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Music Performance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	28
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	5
Jazz Studies	2
Music Theory & Composition	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.